Job 19:1-6
Job 19:1-6 New International Version (NIV)
Then Job replied: “How long will you torment me and crush me with words? Ten times now you have reproached me; shamelessly you attack me. If it is true that I have gone astray, my error remains my concern alone. If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me and use my humiliation against me, then know that God has wronged me and drawn his net around me.
Job 19:1-6 New Living Translation (NLT)
Then Job spoke again: “How long will you torture me? How long will you try to crush me with your words? You have already insulted me ten times. You should be ashamed of treating me so badly. Even if I have sinned, that is my concern, not yours. You think you’re better than I am, using my humiliation as evidence of my sin. But it is God who has wronged me, capturing me in his net.
Job 19:1-6 The Message (MSG)
Job answered: “How long are you going to keep battering away at me, pounding me with these harangues? Time after time after time you jump all over me. Do you have no conscience, abusing me like this? Even if I have, somehow or other, gotten off the track, what business is that of yours? Why do you insist on putting me down, using my troubles as a stick to beat me? Tell it to God—he’s the one behind all this, he’s the one who dragged me into this mess.
Job 19:1-6 King James Version (KJV)
Then Job answered and said, How long will ye vex my soul, And break me in pieces with words? These ten times have ye reproached me: Ye are not ashamed that ye make yourselves strange to me. And be it indeed that I have erred, Mine error remaineth with myself. If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, And plead against me my reproach: Know now that God hath overthrown me, And hath compassed me with his net.
Job 19:1-6 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Then Job responded, “How long will you torment me And crush me with words? These ten times you have insulted me; You are not ashamed to wrong me. Even if I have truly erred, My error lodges with me. If indeed you vaunt yourselves against me And prove my disgrace to me, Know then that God has wronged me And has closed His net around me.
Job 19:1-6 New Century Version (NCV)
Then Job answered: “How long will you hurt me and crush me with your words? You have insulted me ten times now and attacked me without shame. Even if I have sinned, it is my worry alone. If you want to make yourselves look better than I, you can blame me for my suffering. Then know that God has wronged me and pulled his net around me.
Job 19:1-6 American Standard Version (ASV)
Then Job answered and said, How long will ye vex my soul, And break me in pieces with words? These ten times have ye reproached me: Ye are not ashamed that ye deal hardly with me. And be it indeed that I have erred, Mine error remaineth with myself. If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, And plead against me my reproach; Know now that God hath subverted me in my cause, And hath compassed me with his net.
Job 19:1-6 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then Job answered and said: “How long will you torment my soul, And break me in pieces with words? These ten times you have reproached me; You are not ashamed that you have wronged me. And if indeed I have erred, My error remains with me. If indeed you exalt yourselves against me, And plead my disgrace against me, Know then that God has wronged me, And has surrounded me with His net.
Job 19:1-6 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Then Job answered and said, “How long will you torment and exasperate me And crush me with words? “These ten times you have insulted me; You are not ashamed to wrong me [and harden your hearts against me]. “And if it were true that I have erred, My error would remain with me [and I would be conscious of it]. “If indeed you [braggarts] vaunt and magnify yourselves over me And prove my disgrace (humiliation) to me, Know then that God has wronged me and overthrown me And has closed His net around me.
Job 19:1-6 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
Then Job answered and said: “How long will you torment me and break me in pieces with words? These ten times you have cast reproach upon me; are you not ashamed to wrong me? And even if it be true that I have erred, my error remains with myself. If indeed you magnify yourselves against me and make my disgrace an argument against me, know then that God has put me in the wrong and closed his net about me.